A close portrait photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red bindi with white ash marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beaded pendants. He stands before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. Two pale orange-edged stripes run down the shawl. - Nithyanandapedia

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A close portrait photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red bindi with white ash marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beaded pendants. He stands before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. Two pale orange-edged stripes run down the shawl.

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A photograph of a single man standing before an ornate gilded backdrop of repousse relief work. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a red kumkum dot on his forehead and a white vibhuti mark, and wears a saffron-orange draped garment with a gold-bordered edge. A heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beaded links with a central ornament hangs on his chest, and a thin black cord is visible at his neck. His hands are folded in front of him.

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A single man stands centered in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop. He has long dark wavy hair, a red bindi on his forehead with white forehead markings, and wears an orange saffron shawl with a gold zari border draped over his shoulders. A heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads with dark bands and a central gold pendant hangs across his chest. His hands rest at his sides. Identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role as a devotee or sannyasi-style dressed person.

Close-up photograph of a man with long, dark, swept-back hair wearing a vermilion bindi and white forehead markings, draped in an orange saffron shawl with a gold zari border. He wears a heavy ornate gold necklace of carved beads with a central gold pendant. The background is an elaborate gold-embossed wall. Faint smoke or incense drifts in the lower left. One physical person is visible.

A close-up photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange saffron shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy gold necklace of large ornate beads with a gold pendant. He has a red bindi and white markings on his forehead and stands before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ceremonial necklace, presented as a sannyasi seated in a ceremonial setting.

A close-up photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders with a gold zari border. He wears a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beaded segments with a central gold pendant, and has a red bindi and white marks on his forehead. Behind him is a richly embossed gold backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron cloth and ceremonial gold necklace match the page's reference to Swamiji, though this is an appearance-based label only. The image shows smoke or vapor drifting across the frame.

Close-up photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi, wearing an orange shawl draped over bare shoulders with a broad gold border. He wears an ornate heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads with black bands and a central gold pendant, and stands before a richly embossed gold backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, ornate gold necklace and orange-saffron shawl match the distinctive presentation cues.

A close portrait photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing an orange saffron-style shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large carved beads with a central pendant. He stands before an ornate gold relief backdrop. The figure matches the a person appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, and he is physically present in the photograph.

A close-up portrait photograph of a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold zari border draped over his shoulders and a heavy ornate gold necklace of carved beads with dark bands and a central pendant. Behind him is a gold embossed decorative backdrop. Cues consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance: long hair, saffron clothing, and ceremonial gold necklace; the image is a photo of a single person.

A close-up photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange-red shawl with a gold-bordered edge, draped over the shoulders and chest. He wears a heavy necklace of large gold beaded segments with a gold pendant, and a red bindi and white forehead marks. Behind him is an ornate gold embossed backdrop. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron/orange clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, shown in person before a gold backdrop.

A close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a dark red bindi on his forehead. He wears an orange-saffron shawl with a gold border draped over his shoulder and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beads and a central pendant. Behind him is an elaborately carved gold backdrop. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) based on long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, shown in person.

Swamiji (probable) is shown in close portrait, standing in front of ornate gold repoussé relief work. He wears a saffron-orange wrap draped over one shoulder with a gold-bordered edge, and a heavy multi-strand necklace of large gold beads with dark bands. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white forehead markings.